Bio-fortified Value Chains for Improved Maternal and Child Nutrition (B4MCN)
Origin language: English
Country
Burundi
Coverage
Regional
Nb of implementation sites
50
Lead organization
Implementation partners
Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Burundi
Burundi MoH
Ministry of the Environment
Ministry of Home Affairs
UNICEF
Health Focus Area
Maternal and child health
Health promotion
Others
Other chronic conditions and disabilities
Communicable diseases
Sexual and Reproductive Health
Vaccination / Immunization
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Others
Public health and disease surveillance
Health logistics
Emergency preparedness and response
Diagnostics
Predictive health and early diagnosis
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Summary
In Burundi, community health workers (CHWs) have struggled to identify malnutrition in children, specifically those underweight for their height. To tackle this issue, the B4MCN project launched the CommCare application in 2019, with backing from various government ministries and UNICEF. This application assists CHWs in monitoring children's nutritional status through weight and mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) data. Consequently, all malnourished children within the project area now receive the necessary support. The project's success has prompted Burundian donors to consider applying this solution to other health programs, which focus on areas such as maternal and child health, chronic conditions and disabilities, vaccination and immunization, sexual and reproductive health, communicable diseases, and health promotion.
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iDHA (Project ID)
0fk761
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2024-11-11
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Last update by
Mirana Michelle on 2024-11-11
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